Verb Agreement Worksheet-1

Verb Agreement Worksheet-1

Multiple-Choice Questions:

Fill in the blank with the correct verb:

1. Ram as well as Shyam ____ coming to meet me.

(A) Am               (B) Is                  (C) Are               (D) Were

2. Sunil and Anil _____ coming.

(A) Is                  (B) Am               (C) Are               (D) None of these

3. If I _____ you, I would certainly help him.

(A) Was              (B) Were            (C) Are               (D) Is

4. Those girls, who are very tall, ____ to join the basket ball team.

(A) Wants          (B) Wanting      (C) Want            (D) None of these

5. The lovely aroma of these dishes ____ my mouth water.

(A) Make           (B) Makes          (C) Making        (D) Maked

6. Either father or mother _____ at home.

(A) Are               (B) Were            (C) Being           (D) Is

7. There ____ a lot of milk in the cup yesterday.

(A) Is                  (B) Were            (C) Was              (D) Are

8. One of the teachers ____ on leave today.

(A) Are               (B) Is                  (C) Were            (D) Will

9. Either these students or those ____ performing a play.

(A) Is                  (B) Was              (C) Are               (D) Will

10. I ____ going to write an essay.

(A) Is                  (B) Am               (C) Are               (D) Were

11. None of the girls _____ an extra pen.

(A) Has              (B) Have            (C) Is having     (D) Was having

12. Do you _____ some sugar, Miss Shah?

(A) Has              (B) Have            (C) Having        (D) Are having

13. ____ all the furniture been cleaned?

(A) Have            (B) Were            (C) Are               (D) Has

14. The food ____ ready.

(A) Am               (B) Is                  (C) Are               (D) Were

15. The stationery bought last month ____ of very good quality.

(A) Is                  (B) Was              (C) Were            (D) Are

Answers:

1. (B)

Exp: Singular verb is used with ‘as well as.’

2. (C)

Exp: Plural verb is used with ‘and.’

3. (B)

Exp: ‘Were’ is used with ‘I’ in hypothetical cases.

4. (C)

Exp: Verb without ‘s’ is used with a plural subject.

5. (B)

Exp: ‘Aroma’ is singular and so the singular verb will be used.

6. (D)

Exp: Conjunctions ‘either…or’ take the singular verb.

7. (C)

Exp: ‘A lot of milk’ – singular subject and ‘yesterday’ suggests the past tense.

8. (B)

Exp: ‘One’ suggests a singular subject, so singular verb is used. Today suggests present tense.

9. (C)

Exp: Plural subject suggests a plural verb.

10. (B)

Exp: Subject is – ‘I’ and hence the verb is ‘am.’

11. (A)

Exp: ‘None’ suggests a singular subject and so singular verb is used.

12. (B)

Exp: ‘Have’ (plural verb) is used with ‘you.’

13. (D)

Exp: ‘Furniture’ is a collective noun and so takes the singular verb.

14. (B)

Exp: ‘Food’ takes the singular noun.

15. (B)

Exp: ‘Stationery’ is a collective noun and takes the singular verb. ‘Last month’ suggests the past tense.